China Breaks Pledge To Stop Building Coal Power Plants Abroad
Beijing is backing coal power in new BRICS nations, despite pledges to focus on green energy.
by Irina Slav April 30, 2025, 8:10 AM
China is still building new coal-powered generation capacity abroad despite a pledge made in 2021 to stop it and focus on transition technology.
According to a new report by climate think tank Global Energy Monitor, China is involved in 88% of new coal power capacity projects in the new BRICS members. [emphasis, links added]
“Chinese firms are backing 7.7 GW of new coal, virtually all found in Indonesia, despite President Xi’s pledge to end support for overseas coal projects,” Global Energy Monitor said.
Yet China is also backing a lot of transition capacity, accounting for about half of the solar power capacity under construction, or 947 MW, as well as close to 90% of wind power capacity, or 601 MW.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/china-breaks-pledge-to-stop-building-coal-power-plants-abroad/
